Appendix 2
Diagram of Fort Stanwix and its reconstructed
buildings
Courtesy of National Park Service
Redoubt — A detached
work surrounded by a parapet designed to guard the weak point in the defenses.
Ravelin — An outwork
raised on the counterscarp beyond the ditch and in front of the curtain wall to
protect the drawbridge and main entrance to the fort.
Necessary — An
elevated privy.
Bastion — The
projecting angles or corners of the fort.
Casemate — Log
buildings constructed against the interior walls of the fort to store supplies
or to house men.
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